No heart shaped tubs are arcade games in this one. 

I played that game and I don't want to make money just to make money anymore.

I enjoy college football, video games, and lifting weights. 

I was trying to get started, had all the information but needed to pull the trigger to get in the game. 

I think real estate investors in the game just become confident as to handle new challenges and they call that being experienced - Just like parenting: you think you are experienced with changing diapers, but the child is growing-kindergaten-grade one-baseball/soccer- soon teenage and the jazz goes on - grandparent

Based on your advice to newer investors, should I play the long term game by paying off my house early (2030)?

Focus on identifying promising neighborhoods in the north or east bay by leveraging your husband’s contractor network, local real estate agents, and online deal-finding platforms.

Real estate is a long term game once you understand that it gets easier my friend .

I'd like to get a few properties in my portfolio, continue to network and learn the game and then transition into finding, funding, rehabbing and closing my own deals. 

Do you like being a host on that platform?